Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1887-02-12
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
A Strange Distribution in a Drygoods
Store-PoIiteness IN Two Cities.
Special Cor. Tribune:

Special Cor. Tribune:
New YORK, Feb. 81 was in one of
the large Sixth avenue drygoods stores the
ether evening, and hearing that a rather
curious ceremony was to take place, [
managed to be present. 1t seems that
there is a found desk, where all articles
found on the premises by the employees
must be taken. There they are kept to
await the owners call. Strange to say,
there are a great many umbrellas and
oyershoes included in the collection, and
it puzzled me to imagine how oyershoes
could be lost unless they were worn on
the hands, Well, these articles had ac-
cumulated beyond the capacity of the
found" desk, and as a means of getting
rid of them they were to be distributed to
the little cash girls. About fifty of these
red-aproned Mercuries too places on aline
for the first distrIbution-unbrellas One
little red-nosed and red-haired eirlreceiv-
ed a satin parasol of black and orange
stripes. | could see her, dressed in a
green frock, a blue hat, a yellow neeker-
chief and other things, sporting her gorg-
eous parasol on Sunday mornings in sum
mer. Another parasol had a strip of dirty
lace still attached to it, while still another
preserved a goodly specimen Of pale blue
satin. OF course, fate willed that the
smallest girl got the biggest umbrellas
great green affair, with a stick like a stair
post. The umbrellas being disposed of,
another squad was formed to receive over
shoes. AS these protectors from rain and
snow had not been stored very carefully,
the children were not thrice blessed in re-
ceiying. 1t certainly seemed a mockery
of the fitness Of things for a No. child to
be presented with a No. 7 pair of rubbers.
l went over to Brooklyn yesterday and
paid a visit to Greenwood cemetery. While
Brooklyn seems to be much more old
fogyish than New York, there are never
theless some comparisons which might be
Instituted with infinite discredit to the
metropolis. For instance, in the car com
ing down to the bridge from Greenwood
| sat next to a fine looking man, who, as
far as me can judge by appearances, was
certainly a gentlemen. A couple of girls
boarded the car which was already crowd
ed. My neighbor and | rose simultane-
ously and offered eur seats, which were
politely accepted. We crossed the bridge |
together and boarded a Third avenue ele-
waited train for up town, being fortunate
enough to secure seats. At the second
station at which the train stopped, q bevy
of females entered the car and proceeded
to hold on by the straps. | arose and one
of the party took the seat vacated by me
without even acknowledging the courtesy
b. a nod. l had, of course, expected that
my companion would do as he had done
in Brooklyn. But he did nothing of the
kind. And considering the nonchalance
with which my sacrifice had been accept
ed, I felt, while swaying from side to side
in the effort to maintain a perpendicular
position. that | could not blame him much
either. could not, however, help draw
ing the inference that New York air or
manners is conductive Of selfshness and
impoliteness, while the contrary is the case
in Brooklyn.
The thirteen superstition is revived by
the part that number has played in the his
of Doodle Alderman McQuade, who
last week was finally bundled off to Sing
Sing. Some of the papers here are saying
quite a little about it. Thirteen is a more
unlucky number for McQuade than has
yet been discovered. He lived on Thir-
street. The number was 313. It
took Is men to convict him-the jury and
judge. His lawyers chose IS exceptions
for arguments and Judge Pratt took 10 days
to consider the motion for a stay. He de-
MED it on the 18th day of the month. Nc
Quade was proposed for membership in
the Thirteen club, but failed to pay his
initiation Doodle.